Starje
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Starje is a village in the Kolonjë District
in southeastern Albania
. Originally the name was Plakas meaning old in albanian
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It is situated at the foot of the Gramos
mountains, about 2 km northeast of Ersekë, and is within walking distance to Albanian-Greek border. The highest peak of Gramos mountain Çuka e Peçit
2,523m(8.278ft) is near the village. An important forest close to the village is the Llazishta forest, which is known for as a holy forest for the Bektashi
faith believers.Here begins one of the largest rivers of Albania that flows into the Adriatic Sea
:Osumi
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Close to the village at the peak 2.375m high of Gramos can be found the Alpin Lake of Gramos, which is on the Albanian side of the mountain.
Kolonjë District
The Kolonjë District , is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Korçë County. It has a population of 14,318 . The district has an area of 805 km². It is in the south-east of the country, and its capital is Ersekë. Other towns in this district include Leskovik to the south...
in southeastern Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
. Originally the name was Plakas meaning old in albanian
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
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It is situated at the foot of the Gramos
Gramos
Gramos is a village and a former community in Kastoria peripheral unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nestorio, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 28 . The village is an old Aromanian settlement, named after the nearby...
mountains, about 2 km northeast of Ersekë, and is within walking distance to Albanian-Greek border. The highest peak of Gramos mountain Çuka e Peçit
Çuka e Peçit
Çuka e Peçit is the highest peak of Gramos mountain in southeastern Albania with 2.523 m high.The nearest village is Starje which has 300 inhabitants and town of Erseka administrative center of Kolonje District with 5.500 inhabitantsts....
2,523m(8.278ft) is near the village. An important forest close to the village is the Llazishta forest, which is known for as a holy forest for the Bektashi
Bektashi
Bektashi Order or Bektashism is an Islamic Sufi order founded in the 13th century by the Persian saint Haji Bektash Veli. In addition to the spiritual teachings of Haji Bektash Veli the order was significantly influenced during its formative period by both the Hurufis as well as the...
faith believers.Here begins one of the largest rivers of Albania that flows into the Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
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Osumi
Ōsumi can stand for:*Ōsumi Province, a former province of Japan*Ōsumi Peninsula*Ōsumi Islands, an archipelago at the northern end of the Ryukyu Islands*Ōsumi , the first Japanese satellite...
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Close to the village at the peak 2.375m high of Gramos can be found the Alpin Lake of Gramos, which is on the Albanian side of the mountain.
Notable people
- Xhafer YpiXhafer YpiXhafer Bej Ypi , a Bektashi Muslim, was an Albanian politician.Ypi's parents were Asilan and Zavalani.He was educated at a university in Istanbul.In 1920-1921 he was Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Justice...
, former Prime Minister of Albania - Petrit Dume, member of the Politburo of the Party of Labour of AlbaniaPolitburo of the Party of Labour of AlbaniaThe Politburo was the leading organ of the Party of Labour of Albania. The following is the composition of the Politburo that would be formed after every Congress of the Party. The politburo for the 1941-1948 period is not included....
- Hasan Zyko KamberiHasan Zyko KamberiHasan Zyko Kamberi was a distinguished bejtexhi writer of Albanian literature.-Overview:He was born in the second half of the eighteenth century in Starje, a southern Albanian village near Kolonja at the foot of Mount Gramoz...
, one of the most famous AlbanianAlbaniansAlbanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
poets of eighteenth century. - Shahin KolonjaShahin KolonjaShahin Kolonja was an Albanian journalist and politician.Born in Starje, southern Albania Kolonja was a graduate of the school of civil service and had served as director of several idadiye schools. Later he was arrested in Bitola and sentenced to three years in prison for disseminating...
, publisher of the DritaDrita (magazine)Drita magazine is an Albanian literary magazine published by the Association of the Young Modern Artists of Albania . Drita was one of the first magazines in the Albanian language. It has been published for 127 years with some interruptions.-History: 1883-1922:Drita was one of the first magazines...
magazine in Bucarest, and member of the commission for the albanian alphabet in the Congress of Monastir which decided the Albanian alphabetAlbanian alphabetThe modern Albanian alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet, and consists of 36 letters:Note: The vowels are shown in bold. to the pronunciation of the letters.-History:...
in 1908. - Sali Njazi Dede,born in 1876 in StarjeStarjeStarje is a village in the Kolonjë District in southeastern Albania. Originally the name was Plakas meaning old in albanian. It is situated at the foot of the Gramos mountains, about 2 km northeast of Ersekë, and is within walking distance to Albanian-Greek border. The highest peak of...
leader of Bektashi order BektashismBektashismBektashi Order or Bektashism is an Islamic Sufi order founded in the 13th century by the Persian saint Haji Bektash Veli. In addition to the spiritual teachings of Haji Bektash Veli the order was significantly influenced during its formative period by both the Hurufis as well as the...
based in Haji Bektash ,reelected when residence of Bektashi order moved to TiranaTiranaTirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
in 1929.